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Inchkeith, Victoria Harbour, Jetty

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Harbour (Period Unassigned), Jetty (Period Unassigned), Tramway (Modern)

Site Name Inchkeith, Victoria Harbour, Jetty

Classification Harbour (Period Unassigned), Jetty (Period Unassigned), Tramway (Modern)

Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Forth; Leith Harbour

Canmore ID 187337

Site Number NT28SE 12

NGR NT 29162 82668

NGR Description NT 29174 82725 to NT 29191 82619

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NNE.
Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NNE.Oblique aerial view centred on the central defences, taken from the ENE.General view of harbour from the E.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NNW.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view centred on the central defences, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the northern defences, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view centred on the northern defences, taken from the N.Oblique aerial view centred on central defences with part of the northern defencesadjacent , taken from the W.Oblique aerial view centred the central defences, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on part of S defences, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the central and northern defences, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the central defences, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view centred on the northern defences, taken from the N.Oblique aerial view centred on S and Mid defences, taken from the SW.View of harbour and storehouse from the N.General view of Leith Harbour from the SE.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NNE.Oblique aerial view centred on Inchkeith South and mid defences with New Lighthouse in background taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on Inchkeith northern defences and New Lighthouse, taken from the NW.View of surviving tramway tracks at N end of harbour.General view of harbour from jetty end (SSE).Oblique aerial view centred on the central defences, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the northern and central defences, taken from the NE.View of harbour from NNE.View of storehouses at edge of harbour, from the W. Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on Mid and S defences, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the northern defences, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the northern defences, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the central defences, taken from the E.General view of the harbour from SE.Detail of store near harbour from SW.View along the jetty, from the NNE.View along the jetty from the SSE.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NNW.View of harbour with surviving tramway tracks enbedded in quayside, from the NNW.General view of the harbour from above (SE).General view of the harbour from E.View of water tanks and barrack houses with the harbour in the background from the SE.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view of Inchkeith Island centred on the defences, taken from the NE.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Kinghorn
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District Kirkcaldy
  • Former County Fife

Architecture Notes

NT28SE 12 29174 82725 to 29191 82619

Jetty [NAT]

Victoria Harbour [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1982.

The harbour consists of a stone built angled jetty with a secondary pier to the E. Some modifications have been undertaken since 1945. Several store houses survive around the E side of the harbour. Traces of the tramway are also found at the N end quayside.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE, AL, JM), 25 February 4th and 5th March 2009.

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